The new animated movie will premiere on Netflix this December and will feature “Under The Tree an original song by Ed Sheeran.
Netflix has unveiled a stellar voice cast and brand new images from Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong) and director Simon Otto’s (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy) upcoming CG animated feature That Christmas.
When will That Christmas premiere on Netflix?
The Netflix animated movie will premiere on the platform on December 04, 2024.
That Christmas is part of the Netflix 2024 Holiday Schedule.
That Christmas logline
Based on the charming trilogy of children’s books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday), That Christmas follows a series of entwined tales about family and friends, love and loneliness, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!
When will That Christmas premiere on Netflix?
The animated movie will arrive on the platform on December 6, 2024.
This heartwarming comedy from Locksmith Animation marks Curtis’ first foray into animation, serving as the film’s writer and executive producer, and also the feature directorial debut of renowned animation veteran Simon Otto (Love, Death & Robots, How to Train Your Dragon films). Nicole P. Hearon (Moana, Frozen) and Adam Tandy (The Thick of It, Detectorists) are producers.
Cast
- Brian Cox as Santa
- Fiona Shaw as Ms. Trapper
- Jodie Whittaker as Mrs. Williams
- Lolly Adefope as Mrs McNutt
- Alex Macqueen as Mr Forrest
- Katherine Parkinson as Mrs Forrest
- Sindhu Vee as Mrs Mulji
- India Brown as Bernadette
- Zazie Hayhurst as Sam
- Sienna Sayer as Charlie
- Jack Wisniewski as Danny
- Rosie Cavaliero as Mrs Beccles
- Paul Kaye as Yirrell
- Guz Khan as Dasher
- Andy Nyman as Mr Beccles
- Kuhu Agarwal as Nisha
- Bronte Smith as Eve
- Freddie Spry as Teddy
- Ava Talbot as Scarlett
- Bill Nighy as Bill
- Rhys Darby as Mr McNutt
Watch the trailer
Ed Sheeran & ‘Under The Tree’
Ed Sheeran has written and recorded the original song titled “Under The Tree” for Locksmith Animation’s (Ron’s Gone Wrong) upcoming CG animated feature That Christmas.
I’ve been mates with Richard Curtis for years, and we’ve done a load of fun work for charity, and then both were heavily involved in the movie Yesterday. He came to me two years ago to play me the rough of That Christmas. It was just sketches and voices, but it blew me away. So emotional, yet so heartwarmingly funny, like all Richard Curtis movies. I find since having kids, there’s a real lack of great animated children’s Christmas movies, so I thought this was such an amazing thing to make and put into the world. The scene that we wrote this song for is so heartbreaking, but so real for many people at Christmas spending it without the ones they love, for so many reasons. I got to work with my older brother on this which is such a rarity and a gift to work so closely with my only sibling, it felt so good to create something my children would watch, with their uncle, based in the country they live in. I find it mad that there isn’t more animated Christmas films for kids, but this is going to become a holiday staple, at least in our household. Hope everyone loves it, and enjoys the song, we had such a great time creating it.
Ed Sheeran
I’m beside myself for finally being able to talk about this small Christmas miracle that had landed in our film’s stocking. An original song by Ed Sheeran. Ed’s song inspired us to shape the key emotional moment in the film in a different way and it allowed us to interconnect the storylines in a way we couldn’t see before. The song has become the heart of the film ever since and it motivated us artists to bring our best and live up to the beauty and honesty it brings to the film. I’ll be forever grateful to Ed for gifting us with such an honest and beautiful piece.
Director Simon Otto
I’m SO thrilled to have Ed’s beautiful song in our movie. It’s a film set in Suffolk… Ed lives in and loves Suffolk and completely understood the pitch and tone of what we were trying to do. We’ve been friends for many years and – especially now that he’s a husband and a father – it’s really lovely to have him play such a key part in this film about love, children and family. And, of course, even if he wasn’t a friend and didn’t love Suffolk, how marvellous to have a wonderful new song by one of the greatest British songwriters EVER.
Co-Writer and Executive Producer Richard Curtis
The Poster
| THAT CHRISTMAS | |
| Premiere date | December 6, 2024 |
| Based on the book by | Written by Richard Curtis, Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb |
| Director | Simon Otto |
| Screenplay by | Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually, Yesterday) & Peter Souter |
| Writers | Richard Curtis & Peter Souter |
| Producers | Nicole P. Hearon p.g.a, Adam Tandy p.g.a |
| Executive Producers | Mary Coleman, Natalie Fischer, Julie Lockhart, Elisabeth Murdoch, Bonnie Arnold, Lara Breay, Sarah Smith, Rebecca Cobb, Richard Curtis, Colin Hopkins |
| Composer | John Powell |
| Cast | Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna Sayer, Jack Wisniewski, Rosie Cavaliero, Paul Kaye, Guz Khan, Andy Nyman, Kuhu Agarwal, Bronte Smith, Freddie Spry, Ava Talbot, with Bill Nighy and Rhys Darby. |
| Animation by | Locksmith Animation |
That Christmas is part of Netflix’s original slate of animated features which includes Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the Academy Award®-nominated films Nimona, The Sea Beast, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Over the Moon, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Klaus; the BAFTA®-nominated Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget; and the comedy fan favorites Leo and Back to the Outback. Upcoming animated features also include Thelma the Unicorn, Ultraman: Rising, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, Spellbound, In Your Dreams, The Twits, Pookoo, and an untitled Wallace & Gromit film.
